London, Dec. 2.
Interview in Tokyo EFERENCES to German trading methods made on November Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, called on Mr. Rahzo Sawada, Vice-Minister "of Foreign Affairs, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, The conference lasted one hour, Sir Robert was understood to have discussed with Mr. Sawada the crossing of the border of British leased territory at Kowloon by Japanese troops during the mopping-up operations in South China last week.
The Ambassador exchanged information with Mr. Sawada on the basis of official reports from the British authorities at Hongkong.
Japanese authorities have not received a second protest regarding the closing of the Yangtze to third party navigation either from Britain or from any other Power, authoritative sources here revealed tonight.—Domei.
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